Andrew Keegan shares details of unreliable residual checks from movies and TV shows.
“I think it’s really interesting because obviously I’m going to be on a different show, but I’m getting a one-cent check and it costs like 40 cents to send,” the 47-year-old actor said on a recent episode of McBride Rewind, adding, “A penny isn’t worth my time.”
Keegan is best known for his role in the 1999 romantic comedy “10 Things I Hate About You” alongside Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles.
He noted that he probably saw the most holdover from the iconic teen comedy.
“I think 10 Things is the biggest legacy,” he revealed. “There’s still leftovers from all these shows: $10, $20, $50, $80, right?”
At the height of his fame, Keegan appeared in a number of famous television series and movies.
He starred in “Seventh Heaven” from 1997 to 2002 and “Party of Five” from 1997 to 1998. More recently, he appeared on “CSI: New York” in 2010 and “Related” from 2005-2006.
Keegan also appeared in “Independence Day” (1996) and “The Broken Hearts Club” (2000).
Celebrity retention can certainly be unpredictable. While some stars don’t sell very well due to various factors, there are also stars who earn millions.
Forbes revealed in 2013 that Ray Romano earned $18 million a year on the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which aired from 1996 to 2005.
However, many celebrities have recently shared shocking holdover stories, revealing that they didn’t earn any money at all from their past work on various memorable TV shows.
“Who’s the Boss” alumnus Danny Pintauro, now 50, talks about why he works as an Amazon Flex delivery driver in between acting auditions?
“Most people misunderstand what residuals mean,” he said in an interview with Fox News earlier this month.
“That’s crazy to me. People always assume that if they approve of you, you must be financially set up for your life, but that’s not really the case.”
“I get paid five to six cents an episode,” Pintauro said of the sitcom, which aired from 1984 to 1992, adding, “I can air it as many times as I want, but I’m not getting paid anymore.”
Meanwhile, “Full House” star Jodie Sweetin said on “McBride Rewind” last month, “I got a 1-cent check the other day.”
Sweetin, 44, added: “There’s no syndication anymore because it’s all streaming. Who’s going to get paid for it? Nobody’s going to get paid for it.”
And “The Brady Bunch” star Eve Plumb, 68, wrote in her newly published memoir, “Happiness Includes: Jan Brady and Beyond,” that “a dime from every rerun episode of a ’70s hit could pay down the national deficit, but not me.”
But Lisa Kudrow, who had the blockbuster hit “Friends” from 1994 to 2004, still continues to receive a hefty balance.
The 62-year-old actress told the Times of London last month that she still earns a balance of $20 million a year with her famous co-stars on the NBC comedy.
